A Lawton, Pa. Man is Accused of Assaulting His Girlfriend’s Toddler

A Susquehanna County man is accused of assaulting his girlfriend’s infant son.

Pennsylvania State Police say a woman in Lenox Township reported the mother ran to her home around 8:15 p.m. June 7 with the one and a half year old child in her arms and said the boy was assaulted by her boyfriend.

The toddler suffered severe bruising and swelling to his head and face.

28 year old Jeffrey Warner of Lawton is charged with assault and was taken to the Susquehanna County Jail on $200,000 bail.

The child was taken to CommunityMedicalCenterHospital in Scranton for treatment of his injuries.